the sentence, “Gongay has no husband, for her mother put a stone in her vagina, yet she loves all young men.”  From time to time she would pause, and make ludicrous attempts to fondle the young boys, and then when they resisted her, she again took up her plaint.  At last she succeeded in getting one young fellow to exchange cigars and headbands with her, and began to rub her hands on his body, urging him not to leave her.  Just when she seemed on the verge of success in winning him, another spirit Baliwaga came to the medium, and the fun-maker had to depart.  The newcomer placed an agate bead in a dish, and held it high above his head while he danced.  Finally he called out that the bead had vanished, but when he lowered the plate, it was still there, and he left in chagrin.  He was succeeded by a dumb female spirit named Damolan, who undertook to do the trick in which her predecessor had failed.  Holding the plate high above her head, she danced furiously, and from time to time struck against the side of the dish with the medium’s shells.  Twice when she lowered the dish, the bead was there, but on the third attempt it had vanished.  The trick was so cleverly done that, although we were beside her and watching closely, we did not detect the final movement.  With much satisfaction, the medium assured us that the bead would be found in the hair of the man who broke the first ground for the tangpap, a boast which was made good the following morning.

Adadog came next, and not finding the chicken which should have been placed on the mat for him, he broke out in a great fury and tried to seize a man in its place.  He was restrained from doing injury to his victim, and soon left, still highly indignant.  Seven other spirits stopped only for a drink, and then Daliwaya appeared.  Upon her arrival, one of the headmen gravely informed her that the people wished to adopt four Americans, but that only one was then present.  The spirit bade the writer to arise from the mat, where he was lying, and after stroking his head for a time, said, “You wish to make this American an Itneg, [149] but before you can do anything, the spirits must approve and give him a name.  I will give him a name now, and then to-morrow all the people must say if they wish to give him another name and make him Ipogau. [150] His name shall be Agonan, for that is the name of the spirit who knows many languages.”  Again she stroked the writer’s head, and then taking a large porcelain platter, she filled it with basi, and together we drank the liquor, alternately, a swallow at a time.

After her departure, an Alzado [151] came and danced with high knee action, meantime saying, she was there to make some one ill, and that she would do so unless the American gave her a cloth for her clout when she returned the following day.